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FIRE

FIRE economy, a segment of the stock market: Finance, Insurance, Real Estate FIRE movement, a lifestyle movement: Financial Independence, Retire Earl...

FIRE economy, a segment of the stock market: Finance, Insurance, Real Estate FIRE movement, a lifestyle movement: Financial Independence, Retire Early Febrile infection-related epilepsy syndrome (FIRES), a rare form of epilepsy Fellowship of Independent Reformed Evangelicals, a network of Reformed Baptist churches Flyby of Io with Repeat Encounters, a proposed spacecraft mission to Jupiter's moon Io Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, a civil liberties organization in the US

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GUNPOWDER

Gunpowder, also known as the retronym black powder to distinguish it from modern smokeless powder, is the earliest known chemical explosive. It consis...

Gunpowder, also known as the retronym black powder to distinguish it from modern smokeless powder, is the earliest known chemical explosive. It consists of a mixture of sulfur, carbon, and potassium nitrate. The sulfur and charcoal act as fuels while the saltpeter is an oxidizer.

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